Principal Psychologist for Oncology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCPC registered Band 8B Practitioner Psychologist to lead Cancer Psychological Therapies at BHRUT.

The Post holder will be an HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. The post is responsible for leading and managing the Cancer Psychological Therapies team, as well as developing the provision for palliative care patients across the BHR area. This service falls under the NELFT Clinical Health Psychology Service and is based at Queens Hospital and King George Hospital (part of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals - BHRUT). The post holder will also have responsibility for a small single clinician service within the cardiac rehab team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone as passionate about service delivery and development as they are about client care. The post holder will be a level 4 psychologist, with overall responsibility for strategic direction, service planning and development, operational management of Cancer Psychological Therapies, including service throughout, and team caseload management, management of level 2 clinical discussion groups, governance and outcome monitoring, reporting, project management, service development, representation at key meetings with stake holders and research/audit aspects.

This post will have responsibility for supervising and managing band 8a posts in Cancer Psychological Therapies, and oversight of band 7 posts, and trainee posts. The post holder will hold a small caseload of patients and offer advice and consultation on psychological care of highly complex cases to psychological professionals, non-psychologist colleagues, non-professional carers and family members. They will display expertise in the field through teaching, training, supervision and support to non-psychologist staff, helping to develop psychological mindedness in teams, especially within physical health hospital settings. There is a component of engagement with stakeholders including key relationships at NELFT and BHRUT, as well as liaison with other regional psycho-oncology services. Oversight of the Cardiac Rehab service and palliative care pilots at BHRUT also forms a small part of the role.

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).